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    There Is A Building In London Which Apologises For Having Been Built

    U OK University of London?

    Outside the Brunei Gallery building at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, there is a sad little plaque.

    The plaque, including its "wording, size and materials specified" was a condition of SOAS obtaining land from the University of London in the summer of 1995.

    The building itself isn't even that bad. It won an award!

    Darkest London says:

    "Underneath the apologetic notice is a plaque noting that the actual design of the building was never really an issue: it won a Civic Trust Award 1988. The Trust awards 'do not simply reward good design, but also take into account the way in which schemes relate to their settings and to the people they serve'.

    Essentially, the only reason the plaque is there is as a point of principle."